most rushing yards in an afl season player

Jim Nance has rushed for the most yards in the AFL in a season, with 1,458 yards in 1966.

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Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Jim Nance J. Nance	1,458	1966	BOS	14	299	4.9	104.1	11	103	8	12.9	7.4	0
2	Jim Nance J. Nance	1,216	1967	BOS	14	269	4.5	86.9	7	196	22	8.9	14.0	1
3	Hoyle Granger H. Granger	1,194	1967	HOU	14	236	5.1	85.3	6	300	31	9.7	21.4	3
4	Paul Lowe P. Lowe	1,121	1965	SD	14	222	5.0	80.1	6	126	17	7.4	9.0	1
5	Clem Daniels C. Daniels	1,099	1963	OAK	14	215	5.1	78.5	3	685	30	22.8	48.9	5
6	Cookie Gilchrist C. Gilchrist	1,096	1962	BUF	14	214	5.1	78.3	13	319	24	13.3	22.8	2
7	Mike Garrett M. Garrett	1,087	1967	KC	14	236	4.6	77.6	9	261	46	5.7	18.6	1
8	Abner Haynes A. Haynes	1,049	1962	DLT	14	221	4.7	74.9	13	573	39	14.7	40.9	6
9	Paul Robinson P. Robinson	1,023	1968	CIN	14	238	4.3	73.1	8	128	24	5.3	9.1	1
10	Charley Tolar C. Tolar	1,012	1962	HOU	14	244	4.1	72.3	7	251	30	8.4	17.9	1
11	Paul Lowe P. Lowe	1,010	1963	SD	14	177	5.7	72.1	8	191	26	7.3	13.6	2
12	Cookie Gilchrist C. Gilchrist	981	1964	BUF	14	230	4.3	70.1	6	345	30	11.5	24.6	0
13	Cookie Gilchrist C. Gilchrist	979	1963	BUF	14	232	4.2	69.9	12	211	24	8.8	15.1	2
14	Cookie Gilchrist C. Gilchrist	954	1965	DEN	14	252	3.8	68.1	6	154	18	8.6	11.0	1
15	Matt Snell M. Snell	948	1964	NYJ	14	215	4.4	67.7	5	393	56	7.0	28.1	1
16	Billy Cannon B. Cannon	948	1961	HOU	14	200	4.7	67.7	6	586	43	13.6	41.9	9
17	Clem Daniels C. Daniels	884	1965	OAK	14	219	4.0	63.1	5	568	36	15.8	40.6	7
18	Abner Haynes A. Haynes	875	1960	DLT	14	156	5.6	62.5	9	576	55	10.5	41.1	3
19	Dickie Post D. Post	873	1969	SD	14	182	4.8	62.4	6	235	24	9.8	16.8	0
20	Robert Holmes R. Holmes	866	1968	KC	14	174	5.0	61.9	7	201	19	10.6	14.4	0
21	Hewritt Dixon H. Dixon	865	1968	OAK	14	206	4.2	61.8	2	360	38	9.5	25.7	2
22	Paul Lowe P. Lowe	855	1960	LAC	14	136	6.3	61.1	8	377	23	16.4	26.9	2
23	Hoyle Granger H. Granger	848	1968	HOU	13	202	4.2	65.2	7	361	26	13.9	27.8	0
24	Bill Mathis B. Mathis	846	1961	NYT	14	202	4.2	60.4	7	42	12	3.5	3.0	1
25	Abner Haynes A. Haynes	841	1961	DLT	14	179	4.7	60.1	9	558	34	16.4	39.9	3

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REC

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22.9

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OPP PPG

20.4

9th

RUSH YDS/G

122.0

11th

PASS YDS/G

261.4

9th

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	5	1	.833
Patriots	4	3	.571
Jets	2	5	.286
Dolphins	1	5	.167

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	NE	@	MIA	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	GB	@	NE	4:25 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/29	NE	@	LAC	8:20 PM
Sun 12/6	BUF	@	NE	4:25 PM

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4 - 3

Final

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5 - 2

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1,989

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1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

636

Olave

616

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Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

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Rush TD Leaders

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8

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Rec TD Leaders

8

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6

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5

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QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

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Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

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32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

26.5

26.1

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

380.5

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

95.5

Watson

83.1

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Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

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71.2

McBride

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Fantasy K Rankings

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Shrader

81

Reichard

77

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Thu 10/29	CAR	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM

Jim Nance has rushed for the most yards in the AFL in a season, with 1,458 yards in 1966.

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